HERMAN FONTENOTFontenot, Herman Joseph, Jr.Height: 6-0 Weight: 206 Born: September 12, 1963 St. Elizabeth, TX High School: Charlton-Pollard (Beaumont, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1982 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1983 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1984 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: 9th round (127th overall) 1985 New Jersey Generals |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 28 | WR | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 28 | FB-RB | 16 | 3 |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 |
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 83 | 4 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/3/1985 | 1985 New Jersey Generals (USFL)1985 NJ USFL |
| Signed | 5/6/1985 | 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/27/1985 | 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 10/25/1985 | 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1989 | 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | |
| Traded | 4/23/1989 | 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1990 | 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL |
| Signed | 9/5/1990 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| Exemption | 9/5/1990 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| Activated | 9/15/1990 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 10/5/1990 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| Activated | 10/8/1990 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/25/1991 | 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 102 | 370 | 3.6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 158.3 |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 60 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 46t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 47 | 559 | 11.9 | 72t | 1 | ||||||
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 19 | 170 | 8.9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 40 | 372 | 9.3 | 38t | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 31 | 293 | 9.5 | 59 | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 143 | 1453 | 10.2 | 72t | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 8 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 | 81 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 7 | 0 | 99 | 14.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL | 9 | 0 | 130 | 14.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL | 21 | 0 | 435 | 20.7 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 50 | 0 | 997 | 19.9 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1989 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1990 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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